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TSMC Smashes Monthly Revenue Record. AI Boom Drives 53% August Surge.

TSMC's second-quarter profit jumped more than 77% from the prior year, while the company projected third-quarter revenue between $44.6 billion and $45.8 billion.

International Business Times

Console Prices Kept Rising After The Supreme Court Killed IEEPA Tariffs

Xbox, PS5 and Switch 2 prices kept rising after the Supreme Court struck down IEEPA tariffs as memory costs and replacement duties squeezed hardware.

Player One

iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max price rumors — here's how much more you could pay this year

The iPhone isn't immune to the events of the last 12 months, and we're expecting a serious price hike at next month's event.

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People are freaking out that the iPhone 18 Pro will be super expensive - but will it?

Will Apple pass a 40% cost hike on to consumers?

Creative Bloq

OLED monitor shipments are up a massive 98% year over year — I think the real reason has less to do with the panels than most people suspect

Market research firm TrendForce has new data on the considerable rise in OLED monitor sales in Q2 2026. Although the reasons behind the newfound popularity lie in falling prices and improved supply chains, I suspect that there's another factor at play that isn't mentioned in the research.

Windows Central

OLED monitors more popular than ever says analyst firm, which makes sense as one of the few good deals left in PC gaming

Shipments are up nearly 100% since last year.

PC Gamer

iPhone 18 Pro Prices May Not Rise: How Apple Plans to Absorb Component Cost Surge

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro production costs are up 38% due to memory prices. Will Apple absorb the costs or pass them on? Learn about the potential impact on pricing and strategy.

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CXMT IPO Debut: China's $8.6B Memory Listing Hits Shanghai as RAM Shortage Lifts UK Laptop and Phone Prices

CXMT's record-breaking IPO impacts British retailers as the memory chip shortage drives up prices. Learn which UK retailer secured stock early and what this means for consumers.

International Business Times UK

Memory price surge begins to cool as consumers hit affordability limit — AI demand still keeps DRAM and NAND prices climbing through Q3 2026

TrendForce says DRAM and NAND prices will continue to rise through Q3 2026, but AI-driven gains are slowing as PC and smartphone makers reach their affordability limits.

Tom’s Hardware

Price of 25-year-old DDR2 memory set to more than double — thanks to AI-driven RAM-armageddon

AI infrastructure demand is consuming advanced DRAM supply, pushing prices sharply higher across DDR4, DDR3, and even 25-year-old DDR2 memory generations.

TechRadar

DDR3 RAM should be dirt cheap in 2026, but the market has other ideas — here’s what’s going on

DDR3 RAM prices continue to rise in 2026 alongside DDR4 and DDR5, and the reason why is a bit more involved than simple trickle-down effects. Here's a look at the cause and effect behind the old memory's resurgence.

Windows Central

OLED gaming monitor sales are booming as shipments increase 78% in the first quarter of 2026

Samsung seems to be flooding the market with QD-OLED panels.

PC Gamer

South Korean labour minister to mediate talks as Samsung faces strike threat

South Korea's labour minister will personally mediate talks between ‌Samsung ⁠Electronics and ‌its South Korean ⁠union, the ministry announced Thursday after the union threatened a strike following the collapse of talks on bonus payouts.

France 24

Record-high pricing pushes SSD and memory makers to borrow $880 million just to afford buying chips — Adata, TeamGroup, and others take on substantial debt to survive shortages

Adata is the largest single borrower in the group, having completed a NT$2 billion convertible bond issuance and secured NT$12 billion in bank loans.

Tom’s Hardware

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TechRadar

'Price increase of at least 10%' rumored for SSDs — but fresh CPU price hikes could be much worse

Think SSDs are way too pricey? Rumor suggests storage will soon be more expensive, sadly.

Tom’s Guide

iPhone Fold report reveals this is how Apple is killing the crease

A new report claims to know how the Apple will get rid of the crease in the iPhone Fold.

MarketBeat

These are the 3 Biggest AI Winners and Losers of 2026

From down more than 50% to quadruple baggers, these are the biggest artificial intelligence winners and losers so far in 2026.

TechRadar

TurboQuant isn't the RAM crisis savior you're hoping for, analysts say — as memory prices continue to look bleak

Where are we now with the RAM crisis? It's still bleak, despite some positive glimmers of late — and I wouldn't rely on TurboQuant to save the day.

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TechRadar

'Up to 75% higher': Experts say your next SSD or memory upgrade will get a lot more expensive — and I fear the Iran war will make it even worse

Memory and storage costs are rising sharply due to AI demand, limited production, and tight allocation across multiple product segments.

Tom’s Hardware

DRAM prices predicted to jump 63% in Q2, NAND up to 75% — follows 95% jumps in Q1, Trendforce says AI server demand keeps supply tight

Conventional DRAM contract prices will rise 58% to 63% quarter-over-quarter in Q2 2026, while NAND Flash contract prices will jump 70% to 75% QoQ.

PC Gamer

Trendforce says DDR5 RAM kit prices have fallen 'sharply' in US, Europe and China but that contract memory prices 'remain stable'

We're not seeing much evidence of cheaper DDR5 kits ourselves, though.

TechRadar

'DDR5 retail prices pullback amid market correction': TrendForce report sparks hope that we might be turning a corner in the RAM crisis

Report even hints at 'DDR5 16GB module prices potentially normalizing by end-2026' — but I really wouldn't get carried away with that idea.

PC Gamer

Say what you want about burn-in, sales of OLED PC monitors surged by 92% in 2025

Go for the burn!

Tom’s Hardware

OLED monitor sales surged 92% in 2025 — Asus led with 2.7 million units shipped as gamer-friendly panel tech goes mainstream

Gamers are finally buying OLEDs thanks to bumps in durability and brightness as well as drops in prices.

TechRadar

Notebook prices could be set to soar — and no, it's not the Apple MacBook Neo's fault, but those pesky RAM and CPU price rises again

Rising RAM prices, CPU cost increases, and tighter chip supply could push mainstream notebook prices nearly 40% higher.

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